System and method for controlling and selecting sources in a room on a network
A system and method for controlling and selecting sources in a room on a network. The system allows a remote viewer to create a virtual presence within the room by providing the available displays, corresponding to the sources, to the remote viewer. The system includes a standardizing technique for improving the communication and overall switching of data for streaming on a network. The system can include a recording server for performing dual recording of the video files in each of a local database and a remote database. A graphical user interface (GUI) display is provided to guide a local user through a medical procedure in the standardized system.
1. A computing device for creating a virtual presence for a remote viewer at a remote device, the computing device comprising:
a memory;
a first input configured to couple to a virtual presence camera located in a room of a medical facility in which a medical procedure is to be performed, wherein the computing device is configured to receive a first video stream of the room via the first input;
a second input configured to couple to a source located in the room and associated with the medical procedure, wherein the computing device is configured to receive a second video stream from the source via the second input; and
at least one processor coupled to the memory, the first input, and the second input and configured to:
determine content available to the remote device, wherein the content includes one or more displays associated with the medical procedure or one or more sources associated with the medical procedure;
include the second video stream in the content available to the remote device in response to a status indicating that the source is available during the medical procedure; and
transmit the second video stream to the remote device.
2. The computing device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to determine, based on one or more statuses comprising the status, a list of one or more sources that are available to the remote device and the content comprises a 360-degree view of the room from the first video stream and the list.
3. The computing device of claim 1 , wherein the status includes either a patient status, a room status, an equipment status, or a status indicative of a type of procedure to be performed in the room.
4. The computing device of claim 1 , wherein the source comprises an endoscope.
5. The computing device of claim 1 , wherein the computing device is in the room and the remote device is not in the room.
6. The computing device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to include the first video stream in the content.
7. The computing device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to receive the second video stream from the source via the second input and the content includes three different video streams each having a different resolution.
8. The computing device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to omit the first video stream and the second video stream from the content when the status indicates that the room is in a privacy mode.
9. The computing device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:
receive a message transmitted over a network at the medical facility, the message including data;
analyze the data to determine the status; and
identify the source based on the status.
10. The computing device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to automatically determine the status.
11. A method for creating, via a computing device, a virtual presence for a remote viewer at a remote device, the method comprising:
receiving, by a first input of the computing device, a first video stream from a virtual presence camera located in a room of a medical facility in which a medical procedure is to be performed;
receiving, by a second input of the computing device, a second video stream from a source in the room, the source being associated with the medical procedure;
determining, by at least one processor of the computing device, content available to the remote device, wherein the content includes one or more displays associated with the medical procedure or one or more sources associated with the medical procedure;
including, by the at least one processor of the computing device, the second video stream in the content available to the remote device in response to a status indicating that the source is available during the medical procedure; and
transmitting, by the at least one processor of the computing device, the second video stream to the remote device.
12. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:
receiving, by the at least one processor, the second video stream from the source; and
including, in the content, three different video streams each having a different resolution.
13. The method of claim 11 , further comprising analyzing data contained in a message transmitted over a network at the medical facility to determine the status.
14. The method of claim 11 , further comprising automatically determining the status.
15. A system for creating a virtual presence for a remote viewer at a remote device, the system comprising:
a virtual presence camera in a room in a medical facility in which a medical procedure is to be performed, the virtual presence camera configured to generate a first video stream that provides a view of the room;
at least one source in the room, the at least one source being associated with the medical procedure and being configured to provide a second video stream; and
a computing device in the room, the computing device including a first input coupled to the virtual presence camera, a second input coupled to the at least one source, and at least one processor configured to:
determine content available to the remote device, wherein the content includes one or more displays associated with the medical procedure or one or more sources associated with the medical procedure,
include the second video stream in the content available to the remote device in response to a status indicating that the source is available during the medical procedure, and
transmit the second video stream to the remote device.
16. The system of claim 15 , wherein the status includes either a patient status, a room status, an equipment status, or a status indicative of a type of procedure to be performed in the room.
17. The system of claim 15 , wherein the source is an endoscope and the status indicates that the endoscope is available during the medical procedure.
18. The system of claim 15 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to receive the second video stream from the source via the second input and the content includes three different video streams each having a different resolution.
19. The system of claim 15 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:
receive a message transmitted over a network at the medical facility, the message including data;
analyze the data to determine the status; and
identify the source based on the status.
20. The system of claim 15 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to automatically determine the status.